excellent research? the first version of this article had Miami playing Minnesota in a bowl game this past December, someone must have gotten to him and corrected the online version. I'm guessing what went out in print stayed wrong.
Miami had a fine 2nd half of the season last year and lost a heartbreaker to MSU in their Bowl game but I don't confuse them with 'bama! I agree this is a stiff test for an opener but at home it ain't Mission Impossible!
Well, a loss to the Redhawks would be a blow as are all home losses but not sure it would be a fatal blow unless we just lay down, which I don't expect. I'm optimistic that we'll get better QB play and that the O line will actually block somebody this season...if not, we're in for a repeat of 2016 which is too depressing for this old man to even fathom!
i'm just saying lose to Miami at home...you can count on losses to nc state and UC on the road...and....the wheels come off.
Bearcats weren't very good last season either, I think the RedHawks play them before UC plays us. If Miami beats us both by similar scores UC is a winnable game ,IMHO! I agree NCSU will be too tough for us...can't see us scoring much against the 'pack.
Agree...that was the highlight of a dismal season. I didn't think we had enough fight left at that point to win that game.
you might be a cock eyed optimist! we'll see.
Maybe the Bearcats will be a victim of attrition when we invade Nippert. Looking forward to that road trip, it'll be a tough game for both sides , can't see the game getting away from either side, looks to be a dogfight.
I hope he is!
I agree it's huge game for Doc, I agree we just " laid down" for WKU last season and it was hard to stomach. I can't agree that if we lose to Miami the 2017 season is over , my heart won't accept that and my head tells me Miami is one of the better teams on our 2017 slate. I kind of think we'll be a full TD 'dog in that game even though it's at the Joan.
Really we weren't competitive with the 'toppers in 2015 either but at least we played with effort but just got waylaid by a better team. We owe that bunch big time but not sure we have the firepower to get revenge this season.
Just wondering... if you were the AD, where would you have come up with the money to buy out Doc's contract?
I don't think the team ever recovered from the Akron debacle. Zips weren't very good but just manhandled us from the mid way point of the 2nd quarter! I don't remember walking out of the Joan being more vexed.
There's a lot of speculation of why this and that. My opinion is the veterans hadn't faced adversity like that and the new faces shouldn't be expected to deal with it. Whether it was quitting, the domino effect of misfortune, injury, bad attitudes, all the above, we will never know. I honestly contend that there was more to it than anyone on here really knows. Some know much more than others though, I am definitely not one of them. All I know is what I saw on the field the rest of the season. When the team played like it "could", it beat a decent MTSU team handily, so the losses to all the crap programs has to be questioned heavily. All one can hope for this year is Doc learned and dealt with the issues, the new infused talent will help, and the new faces last year grew up.
